The official recommendations for Canada’s legal cannabis market are out, and they include full access for all adults over 18 years of age. Tuesday saw Canadian officials commit to researching the findings of the nation’s Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation after it issued its final report at the end of November. The nine-member…

When Golden State Warriors coach, Steve Kerr, publicized an unsuccessful attempt to treat his chronic pain with medical marijuana, it stoked the often fiery debate about the place of cannabis medicine in professional sports. Now retired five-time NBA all star, Chauncey Billups, has chimed in to say marijuana use by pro ballers is nothing new. Medical…

Florida’s Legislature is beginning the process of figuring out how to implement Amendment 2, which allows for the legalization of medical marijuana. The Senate’s Health Policy Committee held a workshop Tuesday where a Department of Health official, one the campaign directors behind the Amendment’s passage, was among the speakers along with the head of the…

A sheriff’s deputy in southeastern Colorado found just over 180 pounds of marijuana mixed in among a load of onions being hauled by a tractor-trailer last week. Sam Zordel, sheriff of Prowers County, said the discovery was made Dec. 1 on U.S. 287 near the Gobblers Knob Rest Area, some 20 miles south of Lamar. The deputy…

As an international mecca for those seeking a taste of decriminalization, Amsterdam was both the capital of the Netherlands and the global capital of cannabis. But a rising tide of increasingly restrictive laws and regulations is already shuttering some of the city’s most iconic coffeeshops. For several generations of American stoners, Amsterdam was equal parts Graceland,…

President-elect Donald Trump chose retired Marine General John Kelly to lead the Department of Homeland Security Wednesday. Kelly served as the head of the U.S. Southern Command, a posting that gave him oversight of U.S. security operations for Central America, the Caribbean, and the entirety of South America. Trump settled on Kelly in part for…

Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that would add two dozen medical conditions to the list of ailments approved for treatment under the state’s medical cannabis program. With some of the most restrictive medical cannabis laws in the nation weighing on the backs of Texas patients and families, State Senator José Menéndez (D) filed Senate Bill 269…

History is full of little statements that explode into larger drama — from momentous political speeches to that time you didn’t sufficiently compliment your grandma’s kugel at Passover. Steve Kerr, head coach for the Golden State Warriors, is the latest name to join the list of unintentional fire starters. Last week, in a podcast interview with…